Cielos y Besos, Bodega Almaroja 2017 Region_Niagara Peninsula a world apart from the

a world apart from the often quite bland mass-produced versions made by the big co-operatives

is a field-blend of some of Portugal's most characterful native varieties: Alfrocheiro

all of which have been certified organic since 2010

an hour's drive south of Rome

Cabernet Franc & Petit Verdot

Cielos y Besos, Bodega Almaroja 2017 Region_Niagara Peninsula a world apart from theAn unusual, characterful blend of local varieties made by English wine trade expat Charlotte Allen at her estate in the Arribes del Duero National Park. Farming of the old vines on granite bedrock is organic, and sometimes according to biodynamic principles, and winemaking is very much with a 'natural' approach, with neither fining nor filtration and minimal use of sulphur. This full of fresh, ripe berry fruit with darker, more savoury, earthy and